In this chapter:
I. “Commissioner” means the insurance commissioner.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 402-M:1

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II. “Consent” means agreement to administrative supervision by the insurer, including agreement to the terms of the supervision order.
III. “Department” means the insurance department.
IV. “Insurer” means and includes every entity or person licensed, authorized, or permitted by the commissioner to transact the business of insurance in this state, and for which the commissioner is granted authority to conduct an examination into its affairs, including all fraternal benefit societies as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 418 and all providers of continuing care or life care contracts as defined in RSA 420-D; provided, however, that fraternal benefit societies and providers of continuing care or life care contracts shall not be construed to be “insurers” except for the limited purpose of administrative supervision under the provisions of this chapter.